The Last Reality Show
The Last Reality Show (Swedish: Den Sista Dokusåpan) is a Swedish TV series that aired on TV 6 in Sweden the spring of 2012. The show portrays a zombie apocalypse as seen through the eyes of the cast and crew of a reality show. The title of the series refers to the name of said reality show being produced which is to bring forth the ultimate Swedish reality star (reality show stars of Swedish reality shows play themselves) as well that the fact that almost every episode features the death of one of the reality stars. The show featured 8 episodes.[1] The series was created and produced by Tord Danielsson, directed by Oskar Mellander and photographed by Anders Jacobsson of Evil Ed fame.
| The Last Reality Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Post-apocalyptic Zombie apocalypse Horror Comedy |
| Developed by | Tord Danielsson |
| Directed by | Oskar Mellander |
| Starring | Filip Berg Christian Wennberg Cecilia Forss Kim Anderzon |
| Composer(s) | Samir El Alaoui |
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Original language(s) | Swedish |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Anders Jacobsson |
| Production company(s) | Art 89 Television |
Cast
- Filip Berg as Abbe, trainee and protagonist of the show
- Christian Wennberg, the show's deranged and amoral producer. The main antagonist of the show he finally dies in the last episode being killed by Stefan who has turned in to a zombie.
- Cecilia Forss, showhost and Abbe's love interest
- Simon Danielsson as himself, a winner of Swedish Big Brother who proves to be a heroic zombie killer. He apparently kills himself after taking a bite from the "Socialist zombie".
- Vanita Bergman as herself, a dimwitted but kind reality star. She is killed when she and Daniel Paris are attacked by zombies in a trash compound.
- Daniel Paris as himself, a scared and spoiled reality star. He is killed when he and Vanita are attacked by zombies in a trash compound.
- Andreas La Chenardière as Peppe, a scientist trying to find a cure for the zombie plague. He is killed by Micke B.
- Meral Tasbas as herself, a cocky reality veteran of 8 reality shows. She is killed by Robber 1 taking a shotgun blast to her face.
- Kim Anderzon as Abbe's Grandmother, Abbe's wise grandmother. She is killed by a gunshot from Micke B
- Gloria Tapia as Shirin, a kind and though nurse. She blows herself up to save the other's from a hoard of zombies.
- Andreas Plogell as himself, a vain reality star. He dies when trying to remove his shirt while running causing him to fall and break his neck. He is the only character whose death is an accident.
- Robban Andersson as himself, a veteran from Swedish Survivor. He is killed by Simon after turning into a zombie after having his finger bitten off by the "Naked zombie".
- Jockiboi as himself, a sex-mad reality star. He is infected by the "Naked zombie" and is only seen once more being spotted as a zombie by Micke B.
- Matti Boustedt as Banditleader, a vicious and threatening hunter and the leader of a band of robbers. He is killed by his former friend Tony the Zombie after being chained up close to him by Vanita.
- Karl Andersson as Stefan, an editor
- Lill-Babs as herself. She is gutted by the "Legless zombie" after trying to fight off a hoard of infected.
- Patrik Sjöberg as himself
- Erik Wilandh as Robber 1
- Ale Ottenby as Robber 2
- Magnus G. Bergström as Tony the zombie
- Fredrik Blom as Forestzombie
- Pernilla Thelenius as Bus-zombie
- Hugo Andersson as Legless zombie
- Frida K. Eriksson as Socialist zombie
- Pekka Lampela as Naked zombie
- Anna Tribbler as Hospital zombie
- Rolf Nilsson as Churchzombie
- Anders Muammar as Cow-eating zombie
- Viking Almquist as a zombie in the series opening credits[2]
The Zombies
The zombies in the show are created from a virus that kills the brain only to restart it again. This causes great damage to the brain and makes the infected have severe dementia, and being unable to produce serotonin(a chemical in the brain that reduces aggression, angst and pain) rendering the infected to feel unbearable angst and pain fueling a hyperviolent rage. Being reduced to only serving the most primitive needs like eating, the infected will eat their victims in the process of attacking them to ensure survival even if they are hungry or not. The infected produces a pheromone that other infected are very sensitive too which makes them feel safe about other zombies and not attacking them. Once a body not producing the pheromone closes by, the zombies will attack that body and only stopping their attack if the body produces the pheromone.